Antef Tsoungui

{{short description|English footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use British English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Antef Tsoungui | image = Antef Tsoungui.jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Antef Tsoungui<ref>{{cite news |url= https://resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/document/2021/06/04/a9ec2a98-015e-4ff4-8f81-6a2b8b9e8664/Professional-Retained-List-2020-21.pdf |title= Premier League 2020/21 Retained List of Players |publisher=Premier League |date=4 June 2021|access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Brussels]], Belgium | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]] | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018 | youthclubs1 = [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Chelsea]]<ref name=sb1011>{{cite news |url= https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19131616.antef-tsoungui-victoria-williams-give-anti-racism-message/ |title= Antef Tsoungui and Victoria Williams give anti-racism message |publisher=The Argus |date=3 March 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> | youthyears2 = 2018–2023 | youthclubs2 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy|Brighton & Hove Albion]] | years1 = 2021–2023 | clubs1 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = → [[Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] (loan) | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023–2025 | clubs3 = [[Feyenoord]] | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → [[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht]] (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = → [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven|OH Leuven]] (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = [[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]] | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-15 football team|Belgium U15]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-17 football team|Belgium U17]] | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2019 | nationalteam3 = [[Belgium national under-18 football team|Belgium U18]] | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2024 | nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]] | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 25 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Antef Tsoungui''' (born 30 December 2002) is a Belgian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Primeira Liga]] club [[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]].

==Early life== Tsoungui was born in [[Belgium]] to a [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] father and [[Italy|Italian]] mother. Aged four, he migrated to [[Crawley]] with his parents.<ref name=sb1011/><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19359835.antef-tsoungui-shows-skills-bbc-audience/ |title= Antef Tsoungui shows his skills to BBC audience |publisher=The Argus |date=9 June 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>

==Club career== ===Brighton & Hove Albion===

An academy player at [[Chelsea F.C|Chelsea]] through to under-15 level,<ref name=sb1011/> Tsoungui joined the [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy|Brighton & Hove Albion Academy]] in 2018. He made his professional debut for Brighton on 24 August 2021 in a 2–0 [[EFL Cup]] victory against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58239552 |title=Cardiff 0–2 Brighton|publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>

On 31 January 2023, Tsoungui joined [[Challenger Pro League]] club [[Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 Season. On 24 March, his loan contract with the Belgian club would be terminated after only five appearances, including two in the Challenger Pro League.

===Feyenoord=== On 12 June 2023, Tsoungui signed for [[Eredivisie]] champions [[Feyenoord]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=12 June 2023 |title=Brighton: Antef Tsoungui completes Feyenoord move |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/ceqx2dx8plno |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Later in the month of his signing, Feyenoord announced that he would spend the [[2023–24 Eerste Divisie|2023–2024 season]] on loan at [[Eerste Divisie]] side [[FC Dordrecht]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtvdordrecht.nl/nieuws/sport/guus-baars-en-antef-tsoungui-eerste-huurlingen-fc-dordrecht-van-feyenoord |title=Guus Baars en Antef Tsoungui eerste huurlingen FC Dordrecht van Feyenoord |trans-title=Guus Baars and Antef Tsoungui first Feyenoord loanes at FC Dordrecht |language=Dutch |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>

On 13 August 2024, Tsoungui joined Belgian Pro League club [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven|OH Leuven]] on a season-long loan deal.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://ohleuven.com/news/oh-leuven-versterkt-zich-met-belgische-jeugdinternational/|trans-title=OH Leuven strengthens itself with Belgian youth international|title=OH Leuven versterkt zich met Belgische jeugdinternational|language=Dutch|website=ohleuven.com|date=13 August 2024|accessdate=13 August 2024}}</ref> After making just two appearances for OH Leuven in the beginning of the season, Tsoungui suffered a severe cruciate ligament tear on training, rendering him out for several months.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/antef.tsoungui/p/DCAArrWIo6F/ | access-date=2025-08-18 | website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> Tsoungui would not make a single appearance for the Belgian club and returned to Feyenoord as the loan deal ended. While still under contract until 2026, Feyenoord released Tsoungui to Estoril Praia at the end of the summer 2025 transfer window.<ref>https://www.feyenoord.com/nl/news/tsoungui-maakt-transfer-naar-estoril-010925</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 15 December 2023}}<ref>{{soccerbase|125066|name=Antef Tsoungui}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] |[[2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2021–22]] |[[Premier League]] |0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy|Brighton & Hove Albion U21]] |2021–22 |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||1||0 |- |2022–23 |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||3||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!4!!0!!4!!0 |- |[[Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] (loan) |[[2022–23 Belgian First Division B|2022–23]] |[[Challenger Pro League]] |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|[[2022–23 Challenger Pro League|Challenger Pro League relegation play-offs]]}}||0||5||0 |- |[[Feyenoord]] |[[2023–24 Feyenoord season|2023–24]] |[[Eredivisie]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |[[FC Dordrecht]] (loan) |[[2023–24 Eerste Divisie|2023–24]] |[[Eerste Divisie]] |16||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !18!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!7!!0!!26!!1 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/u18s-team/players/51484/antef-tsoungui Profile] at the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. website *[https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/8659/career Belgium profile] at Belgian FA

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